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LS15 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,200 road traffic collisions in the LS15 postcode district, Leeds, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,750 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 98 were fatal and 774 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 55 collisions, up 10% on 2024 (50).

Collisions since 1979
4,200
814th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,750
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
98
104 people killed
Serious collisions
774
884 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
55
Up 10% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
67
Down 8% on 2024

Road collision statistics for LS15

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal982.3%
  • Serious77418%
  • Slight3,32879%

What the data shows

  • LS15 had 506 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 723 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in LS15 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 919 children under 16 were killed or injured in LS15, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in LS15.

Where LS15 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
814th
Most casualties
768th
Most fatal collisions
287th
Most serious collisions
790th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday583 (14%)
  • Tuesday567 (14%)
  • Wednesday591 (14%)
  • Thursday677 (16%)
  • Friday730 (17%)
  • Saturday594 (14%)
  • Sunday458 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,111 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit892 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting133 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown61 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,642 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway1,121 (27%)
  • Roundabout379 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded32 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph55 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph2,410 (57%)
  • 40 mph1,143 (27%)
  • 50 mph92 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph355 (8.5%)
  • 70 mph145 (3.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,457 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds471 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds62 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds47 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist35 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds31 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.2%)
  • Other48 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded39 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,180 (55%)
  • Pedestrian1,043 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist513 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist396 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant348 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant120 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant48 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)47 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LS15 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LS15, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LS15 peaked at 137 in 1996; 2025 had 55.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 55
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255567
20245073
20233951
20225472
20215073
20203236
20195588
20184868
20175367
20167098
20154564
20146477
20136388
20125789
201173101
201078115
200987116
200889124
200787133
200680122
200588146
2004108164
200380121
200294149
2001101142
2000125187
1999128179
1998106150
1997112155
1996137193
199576100
1994119162
1993122171
1992121162
1991108155
1990135179
198996113
1988114147
198792121
198691100
198582100
1984120157
1983111140
1982133162
1981125154
1980132173
1979115146

Map of recent crashes in LS15

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LS15

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LS15

The 24 most recent collisions in LS15 happened between 20 June and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LS15

The A63 has the most collisions in LS15, 759 of 4,200 (18%), followed by the A6120 (739).

Collisions in LS15 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA637591,03524155
2ndA61207391,00114113
3rdA644326972287
4thM184136419
5thB61595776111
6thA613300
7thA61103500

Council areas covering LS15

Collisions in LS15 were recorded in 3 council areas. Leeds has 4,189 of 4,200 (99.7%).

Collisions in LS15 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLeeds4,1895,73898772
2ndBlackpool5601
3rdAmber Valley3301

Town in LS15

Of the 4,200 collisions in LS15, 3,238 (77%) were in Leeds.